Salsa Garden

http://www.rodale.com/salsa-garden

I need to get into the successive cilantro plantings.

Plantwise

http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/plantwise/

Kate Bryant's garden blog.

Foxglove

http://www.monchesfarm.com/FEATUREdigitalis.htm

This explains why I have had so much trouble trying to grow the biennnial foxgloves.

Bishopwort

http://hermionesgarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/stachys-officinalis-betony.html

We have dappled shade.

I might have to try it.

St. John's Wort

http://www.gardensablaze.com/HerbStJohnsWortMag.htm

I am going to place some sprigs in a jar on the windowsill.

Just in case.

Herbal Magic

http://www.examiner.com/wicca-witchcraft-in-nashville/magickal-herbs-the-kitchen-and-garden

More reasons to grow herbs.

For example, the scent of the flowers of St. John's Wort drives away evil spirits.

St. John's Day

Today was St. John's Day, so I dutifully burned some St. John's Wort to ensure good luck during the coming year.

Datura Container

http://www.finegardening.com/item/19966/less-can-be-more-in-containers

Beautiful container with the Sacred Datura.

Deer in the Garden

There were two deer in the backyard about 730pm this evening.

Slugs

http://www.adn.com/2011/06/22/1931426/slug-it-out-with-slugs-but-do.html

Terrible problem.

Kintzley's Ghost

http://www.rarefindnursery.com/index.cfm/action/productdetail/product_id/4691.htm

Lonicera reticulata 'Kintzley's Ghost'

On my wish list.

Was also featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Entree section 6-19-11.

Flowers that Beat the Heat

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/14-flowers-take-heat

Lists some of my favorites like cleome and cosmos.

Phlox buckleyi

http://www.heritageflowerfarm.com/buyPerennialPlantsDetail.asp?cat=4&ID=4&pID=951

We bought one from Heritage Flower Farm.

This is the information that was included:

Phlox buckleyi

Sword leaf Phlox

Z. 4-8

Sprays of mauve, pink or purple in May-June

Size: 8- 18” x 12”

Care: sun to part shade in any soil

Native: Virginia & West Virginia

Described and named by Edgar Theodore Wherry (1885-1982), unflagging naturalist in the finest tradition of wide interests in the natural world. After getting his Ph.D in 1909 in geology-mineralogy he became Asst. Curator of Minerals for the Smithsonian. In 8 years he transferred to the USDA Bureau of Chemistry, becoming its principal chemist. He left in 1930 to accept an appointment as botany professor at U. Penn., where he taught botany and ecology for 25 years.

Pole Beans

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/7148/pole-beans/

The author does not plant until mid-July to avoid pest problems.

Cherry Tomatoes

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/3623/growing-trouble-free-cherry-tomatoes/

Perfect container plants.

Valerian for Pets

http://csuvets.colostate.edu/pain/Articlespdf/Valerian%20Root.pdf

We just grow valerian as an ornamental.

Valerian

http://www.barbarapleasant.com/valerian.html

We love valerian.

3/8" Rain

3/8" rain overnight.

Planning for Autumn Blooms

http://www.monchesfarm.com/FALLPLANTSINSPRING.htm

Some good suggestions for Fall color.

Companion Shrubs for Japanese Maples

http://www.ehow.com/info_8574511_japanese-maple-companion-shrubs.html

shamrock inkberry

sheep laurel

smooth hydrangea

mapleleaf viburnum

Nana fetterbush

Arthur Burkwood daphne

Spreg alpine currant

black jetbead

1 5/8"

We got 1 5/8' rain yesterday in a 20-minute downpour.

Castor Bean Plant

http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/toxic/castor/castor.htm

All parts of the plant are toxic but the seeds are the most poisonous.

Backyard Hives

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18284172

A thriving cottage industry in Colorado and many other places, but not in ignorant medieval villages like Hales Corners.

1/4" Rain

We got another 1/4" rain overnight.

Amethyst Falls

http://statebystategardening.com/state.php/il/newsletter-stories/american_wisteria/

Annoying that they repeatedly misspell 'Amethyst Falls' as 'Amythest Falls.'

No editor?

Lunar Glow

http://www.songsparrow.com/2011/plantdetails.cfm?ID=3022&type=SHADE,&pagetype=plantdetails&plant_name=Bergenia%20'Lunar%20Glow'%20PP20,247

Bergenia 'Lunar Glow'

AKA Pig Squeak

Kaolin Clay

http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/cache/ARL02953.htm

Used in IPM.

1/8" Rain

We got 1/8" rain early this morning.

Scented Geraniums

http://www.hortmag.com/weekly-tips/qa/scented-geraniums

Technically, they are pelargoniums and I never met one that I did not like.

Axminster Gold

http://www.heronswood.com/shop/03128?cid=2011_06_09_AddExoticFoliageToYourGarden&

A very nice variegated comfrey.

Lone Deer in the Garden

There was a lone deer eating birdseed off the picnic table about 830pm.

Deer in the Garden

The same three deer ran through the woodland garden today just before 3pm.

Monrovia's Tiny Tots

http://www.steingg.com/junemonroviapick11.asp

Some good choices.

I am particularly interested in the Triumph Aster.

Hummingbird Nest

http://www.finegardening.com/item/19875/reader-photos-time-to-leave-the-nest-kiddies

Great photos.

Basil

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/basil-growing-guide

We grow several pots of basil every year.

Lavender

http://www.garden.org/ediblelandscaping/?page=201106-edible

Difficult to overwinter in heavy clay soils.

Showy Milkweed

http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/search/lst.srch.asp?prodid=125

Asclepias speciosa

Would love to have some to go with our other Asclepias species.

Organic Lawn Care

http://www.rodale.com/organic-lawn-care-tips

Useful advice.

I am particularly fond of the idea of replacing the lawn with something more interesting.

Wisconsin Garden Centers

http://www.midwestliving.com/garden/featured-mwl/memorable-midwest-garden-centers/?catref=cat3750002&page=9

Monches is one of my favorites.

I would probably like the others.

Garden Center Road Trip

http://www.midwestliving.com/garden/featured-mwl/garden-center-road-trip-in-wisconsin/

Several excellent garden centers that I have never visited.

Roundup

http://www.rodale.com/roundup-dangers

I do not use Roundup in the garden, but my neighbors do.

Corpse Flower

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2011/06/09/20110609rare-corpse-flower-rancid-odor.html

I sure wish I could grow something similar in the garden.

Lack of Snakes in the Garden

We saw a big red coach whip snake leaving Penrose.

I sure wish we could have snakes in our garden.

Crafty Birdhouses

http://www.organicgardening.com/living/basket-birdhouse

Worth trying and sounds easy enough.

Fox in the Garden

A fox ran through the woodland garden about 7am this morning.

It was carrying something in its mouth, too big for a chipmunk, maybe a squirrel.

Bigfoot

http://www.monchesfarm.com/FEATUREgeraniummacrorrhizum.htm

Geranium macrorrhizum AKA Bigfoot Geranium

Has been on my wish list for several years.

We were just at Monches and I did not see them.